DIC firms told to seek India prospects.

Companies in the Dubai Internet City (DIC) are being encouraged to explore emerging opportunities in information and communication technologies (ICT) in India. A communication session on ICT opportunites was organised by DIC in association with the Dubai Export Development Corporation (DEDC). As a member of Tecom Investments, DIC hosted the session for its business partners in the free zone, in partnership with a Dubai government initiative that aims to provide exporters with services that enable expansion into foreign markets. Thirty senior level members and representatives from the DIC business community along with DEDC delegates attended the event providing them with an informative and networking platform. "In times where economic growth is slower, many of our business partners may want to know where their growth opportunities lie," said Malek Al Malek, executive director, DIC. "Our partnership with the Dubai Export Development Corporation is an important way of creating a forum to bring together ICT companies that are keen to take advantage of export opportunities in India -- a country whose economy has been steadily growing for two decades and where GDP is expected to continue to grow by approximately 7 per cent in the coming year, even in the face of the global slowdown." Following a five year cooperation agreement, signed in September last year, both DIC and the DEDC formed a joint management committee to assist companies at DIC to facilitate trade and export services in India's strong ICT market. Driven mainly by the manufacturing sector, a fast rise of this growth can also be attributed to the externalisation of business overseas. Saed Al Awadi, CEO of Dubai Export Development Trade Corporation, said: "The current economic environment will impact export trade activities globally but we believe that given India's robust growth over the past decade, the economy is resilient enough to even bring back investors that previously withdrew their businesses from the market. We look forward to working closely with Dubai Internet City where we can assist their business partners into India's ICT market and identify the areas where there are most business opportunities." DIC's partnership with DEDC will look towards raising export opportunity awareness in Dubai while providing Dubai companies with a number of services including market assessments and recommendations on markets and sectors they would like to export to. In addition, EDC will also provide information on export credit information insurance.

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